Cameroon
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Apr- 2019 -19 AprilAfrica
Boko Haram kills 11 in overnight attack in Cameroon’s Far North
Boko Haram fighters have killed 11 civilians in an overnight attack in Cameroon's troubled Far North Region
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Mar- 2019 -13 MarchAfrica
Niger says army killed 33 Boko Haram fighters in Lake Chad region
Niger said it had killed 33 Boko Haram "terrorists" and seized vehicles and weapons in an operation in the Lake Chad region in the country's southeast
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Feb- 2019 -7 FebruaryAfrica
US cuts military aid to Cameroon over human rights concerns
The United States has cut defense assistance to Cameroon – including plans to supply armored vehicles – due to concerns over human rights violations
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Nov- 2018 -28 NovemberAfrica
Female suicide bomber targets Cameroon’s Far North, injuring dozens
At least 29 people were in a suicide attack by a female bomber in Cameroon's Far North, a region frequently hit by Boko Haram, security sources said.
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Oct- 2018 -6 OctoberAfrica
Cameroon: 3 Anglophone separatists, priest killed ahead of presidential poll
Three anglophone separatists were killed in clashes with Cameroonian security forces in the flashpoint Southwest Region town of Buea, ahead of Sunday's presidential polls
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Aug- 2018 -30 AugustAfrica
Insurgency and military operations in Lake Chad region displace 2.4 million people
About 11 million people rely on humanitarian assistance to survive in the Lake Chad region following nine years of violence, a dozen NGOs warned
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Jul- 2018 -20 JulyAfrica
Cameroon arrests soldiers accused of executing women and children
Four Cameroonian soldiers suspected of shooting dead four women and children have been arrested, according to reports
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May- 2018 -29 MayAfrica
32 dead after Menka motel firefight in Anglophone Cameroon, government says
The death toll after a military and police operation in an English-speaking region of Cameroon shaken by an armed separatist campaign stands at 32, including five "hostages"
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3 MayAfrica
US hands 2 C-208 reconnaissance aircraft to Chad
The United States formally handed over to Chad two Cessna C-208B light reconnaissance aircraft intended to help its forces fight a jihadist insurgency
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Apr- 2018 -3 AprilAfrica
Five Cameroon soldiers killed in likely Boko Haram attack near border with Nigeria
Five Cameroonian soldiers were killed and three injured in a suspected Boko Haram attack on a military post in the far north of the country
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